By the zonagirante.com team @spinning zone
We continue searching for unexpected pieces of Latin American discography in Bandcamp, our favorite digital platform (whose people, we're sure, have no idea we exist). Today we're dedicated to finding noisy treasures, very close, according to purists' ears, to chaos and auditory impatience. Here are three records with a lot of distortion, rebellious to the core, and a lot of fun., From Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil. Welcome!
A robot battle on I.Sat – Robot Day
The real alien invasion begins in the Patagonian city of Neuquén, and we could almost bet that's where the real nuclear war that will devastate this planet will start. We wholeheartedly trust what this indie post-punk band says; their humor is contagious and their music captivates us. Perhaps their predictions are wrong, and they're crazy to the core, but this group makes finely crafted songs with exquisite lyrics and infectious performances., It deserves the attention of all those looking to update their music catalog. They are geniuses at telling stories that, coming from others, might sound very tragic and we probably wouldn't listen to them. This group is right to proclaim itself humanity's Plan B., Because unfortunate events must be faced with all possible irony and noise, rather than letting tears flow and running away to the ends of the earth.. The best moments? Mother Russia (the striking account of a ballistic crisis in the singer's room) and Without saying hello (It seems nobody wants to play).
Absurd Machines – Absurd Machines 2
This band from the city of Cali is fighting to be the most thunderous musical proposal in western Colombia. At least we can attest to that intention by listening to their three-track EP, where the speed, the corrosive maelstrom, and the distortion of the strings strive to demonstrate it. This is material that will frighten more than one nun and every serial hater of stampedes, couplings, and unintelligible howls. Are we crazy for reviewing this racket that might offend our elders? Do we deserve to be locked up in a nursing home and listen only to Gregorian chants after repeating and repeating the less than five minutes of this cacophony? For the moment, and we don't lose our smiles when we say it, we love getting tangled up in this jungle of guitar riffs and screams hidden amidst the instrumental chaos. It's punk to the extreme that even the most fearful haven't reached. Beware, we warn you: this can break your ears and we are not responsible for that.
Dirty Quarantine – Sunglasses Gang
We close with a Brazilian instrumental music band, that entertains and shakes us with its surf and garage tunes. Hailing from Curitiba, this trio consists of, of course, Dirty Carol (drums), Dirty Matheus (guitar), and Dirty Alberto (bass). Their specialty is exploring these kinds of musical genres., through entirely analog recordings, lots of reverb, and an instrumental mix that intelligently explores the higher frequencies of the sound spectrum. Popular in their city, this group, with musicians already experienced in the rock scene, They have managed to overcome the difficulties of the pandemic and with their good material they have been able to exhibit their art inside and outside their country. As we always say: we must pay attention to what is being done in Brazil, which, in its independent form, is a whole unknown world to the rest of Latin America.